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17 hours

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Highlights

  • Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
  • 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
  • Course 1 of 5 in the Academic English: Writing Specialization
  • Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
  • Approx. 17 hours to complete
  • English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Catalan, Portuguese (Brazilian), Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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  • Course 1: Grammar and Punctuation
  • Do you need to review English grammar? Have you forgotten the grammar you once studied? If so, this course is perfect for you.
  • The first course in this specialization is a refresher on some tools needed for good writing. It will help prepare you for the other courses. You will need about 10 hours to complete this first course. Writing is a skill and to learn a skill well, you need to practice. In this course, you will watch short video lectures and then practice and discuss what you have learned. Make sure you take good notes and use the peer discussions to ask questions. Then you'll be able to remember the rules you learn in this course when you start writing essays in the next course.
  • After completing this course, you will be able to:
  • - identify the correct verb tenses to use
  • - use commas effectively
  • - utilize several different sentence types
  • - write more effectively in English
  • Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version.
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Curriculum

Course Introduction

Course Introduction Video

Pre-Course Survey

Course Update

Verb Tenses and Conjunctions

Introduction to Verbs and Conjunctions

Verb Tenses Video Lecture

Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Progressive

Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

Remember to Answer Classmates' Questions

Conjunctions Video Lecture

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Conjunctions Practice

Coordinate Conjunctions and Punctuation Chart

Links to Other Resources

Quiz Instructions

Verb Tenses Practice Quiz

Conjunctions Practice Quiz

Verb Tenses and Conjunctions

Compound and Complex Sentences

Compound Sentences Video Lecture

Adverb Clause Video Lecture

Learning Objectives

Transitions Study Guide

Compound Sentences Practice

Commas vs. Semicolons Practice

Learning Objectives

Adverb Clauses in Complex Sentences Practice

Links to Other Resources

Quiz Instructions

Compound Sentence Practice Quiz

Adverb Clause Practice Quiz

Compound and Complex Sentences

More Commas, Parallel Structure, and Sentence Variety

More Uses of Commas Video Lecture

Therefore vs. Therefore

Introduction to Parallel Structure

Parallel Structure Video Lecture

Sentence Variety Video Lecture

Learning Objectives

Commas Practice 1

Commas Practice 2

Learning Objectives

Parallel Structure Practice

Learning Objectives

Sentence Variety Practice

Links to Other Resources

Quiz Instructions

Learn More!

More Commas Practice Quiz

Parallel Structure Practice Quiz

Sentence Variety Practice Quiz

Commas, Parallel Structure, and Sentence Variety

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    May 25, 2024
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